ARTSblock's activities embody UCR's commitment to broadly-based public education and cutting-edge research. As a university museum and art gallery, ARTSblock is committed to offering students opportunities for professional museum work. Students from UCR and elsewhere are involved under the aegis of independent course status, internships, work-study, and as volunteers. ARTSblock organizes provocative and timely art exhibitions, performances, screenings, and other programs with the aim of invigorating the cultural life of artists and residents of Southern California, nurturing creative and critical thinking on campus and in the community, and promoting the importance of the arts for a healthy society. ARTSblock offers innovative programs that engage diverse audiences, nourish the imagination, and challenge assumptions.The extensive art, photography, and research collections of the CMP and Sweeney Art Gallery make ARTSblock an important destination for audiences as well as researchers working in a wide range of fields.
A popular attraction in the city, Riverside Art Museum is well known for its displays and exhibitions as it is for the building it is housed in. The combination of Classical and Mediterranean architecture is truly impressive, and the 1929 building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. As for the museum itself, it hosts many traveling exhibitions every year, and also organizes educational programs.
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California Museum of Photography is located at the University of California at Riverside. The museum displays a comprehensive assemblage of photographic exhibits, featuring both modern and historic photographs through different mediums. With such a wide-ranging exposition, the photography museum's collection is counted to be one of the most profound in the region. Various exhibits here help one study the remote interests shared between photographic creations, photography tools and the popular culture's ever growing affair with the clicked picture.
